Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience — Flickr users can now add video clips alongside their photos, a much requested and much anticipated feature that has been promised for over a year. — The puppet version of Shel Israel graciously kicked things off for us by announcing the new feature in the Flickr Video below.

Early notes on GoogleApps — The last few years when something new hits the tech blogosphere, I usually kick back and think while so many others scramble for position on Techmeme. I find that by doing this I can usually find the nugget that they're all missing, assuming it's an area I'm interested in …

HuddleChat: Did Google Just Rip Off 37Signals? — Blogs are abuzz this morning about HuddleChat, a real-time chat application that a team of three Google developers created to show off Google's new App Engine platform. The chat software bears a striking resemblance to the popular Campfire app from 37Signals.

Video: The Truth According To Wikipedia — Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, serial internet entrepreneur — On Friday April 4, in the afternoon the audience of The Next Web Conference watched the world premiere of the documentary The truth according to Wikipedia from IJsbrand van Veelen.

Homeland Security secretary proposes ‘Manhattan Project’ — Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff — Risks from cyberattacks are increasing and the consequences are so great that the country needs a “Manhattan Project” for network security, Michael Chertoff …

U.S. reaches 2009 H-1B visa cap — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the cap on H-1B immigrant worker visas for the 2009 fiscal year, just a week after the agency opened the application period. — USCIS announced Tuesday that it reached the H-1B cap …

Microsoft issues five critical security patches — Microsoft on Tuesday issued five “critical” security patches designed to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer. — The five critical patches were included among eight bulletins that Microsoft released as part of its Patch Tuesday.

IBM smacks rivals with 5.0GHz Power6 beast — $10,000 Panda Challenge - are you really protected? — The rest of the server world can play with their piddling 2-3GHz chips. IBM, meanwhile, is prepared to deal in the 5GHz realm. — The hardware maker has unveiled a Power6-based version …